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ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ takes its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) very seriously and as CSR Ambassadors, our interns play a fundamental role in driving various CSR and sustainability initiatives across the business each year. Since our internship programme started, our interns have raised a whopping £85,000+ for very worthwhile charities.

Emily Twigg & Luke Cheetham were part of our 2016/2017 Intern cohort and have since returned to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ as permanent full-time employees. They work very closely with our interns in supporting them with all their efforts around CSR & sustainability. Here’s what they have to say:

Emily

Luke and I have been supporting the new interns with their ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Cares and CSR project for the year. They have a significant fundraising target for their two chosen charities, Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý, which they aim to achieve through events such as Tough Mudder, charity raffles, and of course beloved samosa sales. On top of this, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ allows one paid day off per year so that employees may volunteer in their local community, known as a ‘Make Your Mark (MYM) days.’ This year the UK interns have a target of hitting 100 MYM days, to be contributed by themselves and employees throughout the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Team.

The interns have already hit the ground running with their first event in August, as well as showing great initiative by linking in with the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Social Club for a charity quiz in September. Their enthusiasm, teamwork and passion for the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Cares project bodes well for another great year of fundraising and giving. Luke and I look forward to supporting and championing their efforts.

Luke

Alongside the fundraising efforts, our interns have been tasked with working towards the . These goals embody the push towards a greener future and play a huge role in the CSR efforts of today. The interns will be planning projects to meet or exceed the goals to positively impact the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ employees and surrounding community. Off to a quick start, the groups have been hard at work liaising with key stakeholders across the business to make an everlasting mark on ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½. Recent activities include the launch of a weekly Vegan Day, building out recycling campaigns and promoting mental health/wellness through internal channels.

As champions of these efforts, Emily and I are excited to see the lasting impressions the interns will leave on the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Planet Earth & our local community.